Loosely translated, pollo verde means chicken with green sauce so in this recipe the chicken comes with a green sauce where the green color comes from coriander leaves and green tomatoes. You can serve this recipe with fresh egg noodles dressed with butter and tossed with 2 tbsp of toasted sesame seeds.

Green Chicken (Pollo Verde) - Easy Mexican Recipe For Mexican Spicy Chicken

• 3 whole chicken breasts (skinned, boned, halved, cut into slices)
• 1 cup sour cream or low fat yogurt
• 1 cup coriander leaves (chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 4 romaine lettuce leaves (shredded)
• 1 can Mexican green tomatoes with liquid
• 1 canned chile jalapeno (drained, seeded & quartered)
• 4 scallions with greens (cut into 1 inch)
• salt & pepper to taste

• In a food processor, combine the coriander, onion, garlic, green tomatoes (including liquid), scallions, chilli, salt & pepper
• Process to a coarse puree
• Taste for seasoning
• Pour the puree into a large pan, bring to simmer and cook, covered for 30 mins
• Add chicken pieces and continue to cook for 20 mins more
• Remove chicken and sauce from heat, mix in sour cream
• Return to low heat and heat through
• Transfer on a warm serving platter

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